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‘A Mark of Pride, Not Shame’: Momentum and challenges in the ethical supply chain movement, two years after the Rana Plaza tragedy
The Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed two years ago today, killing over 1,130 workers. The tragedy has added new urgency to the movement to force major brands to consider the ethical practices of their sourcing. Aarong, one of Bangladesh’s largest fashion retail chains, discusses signs of momentum for the movement, and the challenges of monitoring compliance to ethical sourcing principles.
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- Environment
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How Lee Kuan Yew Transformed Singapore From Small Town Into Global Financial Hub
Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of one of Asia’s smallest but most developed economies, has died. Lee led Singapore after its separation from Malaysia to emerge as one of the world’s most powerful financial centres.
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- Asia Pacific
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‘We Can’t Be the Only Ones’ (Part 2): Jaundice-fighting D-Rev gives its views on markets and success
Before introducing its phototherapy units in a market, D-Rev looks beyond need to barriers to entry. Krista Donaldson, CEO, says that includes factors such as: How present is the aid industry and how does that skew the market? Are products being donated throughout the market? What are the registration costs? Regulatory requirements?
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With Sales Up, D-Rev Doubles Down (Part 1): Launch of upgraded phototherapy unit brings hopes of expanded market
D-Rev sold more Brilliance Classic lights in December than ever before. But the nonprofit’s hoping an upgraded unit, which has manufacturing advantages and builds in two years of feedback from the field, will sell even better.
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- Health Care
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DuPont suits part of battle against Ebola crisis
The World Health Organization estimates a monthly need for 300,000 personal protection suits or seven suits daily per Ebola patient bed, according to Daniel Epstein, spokesman for WHO.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Science of Dirt (Part 2): High hopes for the scalability of $12 water micro-filters made of natural elements
Serial social entrepreneur Chandrasekaran Jayaraman is making and selling all-natural water micro-filters in India, and believes that his market might eventually include the world. This is the second of a two-part Q&A.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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The Science of Dirt (Part 1): Entrepreneur building and selling affordable, electricity-free water filters made with clay, sand and sawdust in India
While traveling in India, Chandrasekaran Jayaraman saw firsthand that most villages did not have good drinking water or good toilets. After determining that the problem was fixable, he set to work refining the government’s patented technology to make water micro-filters using clay. This is the first of a two-part Q&A.
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- Agriculture, Health Care
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How Haiti is Becoming a Leader in the Production of Quality Clothing: Industrial Revolution II is taking on the old garment industry
In late 2013, clothing industry leaders launched Industrial Revolution II, a Haiti-based garment factory that aims to invest 50 percent of profits into its workers, their families and the community while paying a living wage. While IRII has received much in the way of good press, Rahul Desai says he wanted to see for himself whether this ambitious endeavor had found a way to benefit workers while being commercially viable.
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- Education
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